111: The Reserve Bank of India regulates the commercial banks in matters of

1. liquidity of assets

2. branch expansion

3. merger of banks

4. winding-up of banks

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 1 and 4 only
(c) 2, 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
112: Why the countries are scared to import fruits?

(a) Because they become rotton easily and spread diseases

(b) Because they are not easily adjustable to new climate

(c) Because insects carried through fruits are dangerous

(d) All of the above
113: Maximum production of paddy per unit water consumption can be best achieved in a:

(a) Non-porous soil

(b) Porous soil

(c) Impervious soil

(d) Soil that allows slow percolation
114: Consider the following statements:

1. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar founded the Bethune School at Calcutta with the main aim of encouraging the education of women.

2. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay was the first graduate of the Calcutta University.

3. Keshave Chandra Sen's compaign against Sati led to the enactment of the law to ban Sati by the then Governor General.

Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2, and 3
115: Though coffee and tea both are cultivated on hill slopes, there is some difference between them regarding their cultivation. In this context, consider the following statements:

1. Coffee plant requires a hot and humid climate of tropical areas whereas tea can be cultivated in both tropical and subtropical areas.

2. Coffee is propagated by seeds but tea is propagated by stem cuttings only.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2